Overview

Design your career as a versatile professional

This graduate diploma by coursework takes a practice-led approach and provides you with an understanding of the theory and methodologies of applied design for developing innovative solutions for products, interfaces and services.

The course has a strong focus on social and global innovation and you will have access to opportunities to work directly with both government and private industry in Australia and abroad. You will graduate as a well-rounded design student, having also developed key skills in service design and interaction design along the way.

Study a Graduate Diploma of Design Strategies at UC and you will:

• interpret and solve complex problems using design thinking techniques and processes
• identify and evaluate concepts and theories dealing with service design, design innovation and entrepreneurialism in design
• develop and review an iterative process of design involving models and prototypes to test and evaluate solutions to a wide variety of design problems
• integrate design knowledge and ideas to communicate design solutions to specialist and non-specialist audiences
• prepare and present a professional design strategy to create design solutions to social issues of global importance.

Work Integrated Learning

Work Integrated Learning (WIL) is a foundation of the Graduate Diploma of Design Strategies course, providing you with ongoing opportunities for direct industry engagement, such as connecting with government and private industry in Australia and overseas.

Career opportunities

• Design strategist
• Creative thinker and visualiser
• Design and project manager
• Design consultant
• Design studio manager
• Service designer
• Consumer experience and digital strategist
• Digital innovation manager
• Experiential designer

Course-specific information

Applicants must have an undergraduate degree or equivalent as approved by the University Admissions Committee.

In making an offer to an applicant, the University will give consideration to a range of factors, including English proficiency, academic record and/or employment experience.

Students who have completed the Graduate Certificate in Design Strategies may apply and receive credit for the three graduate certificate (level G) units.

Progression from this course to the Master of Design Strategies is available by enrolling in additional units.